Manager Payroll

Overview

Manages successful execution of all payroll processes, procedures, reporting, and delivery of timely and quality service to the Enterprise. Develops staff through coaching and performance management, utilizing a Multipliers mindset to enhance performance and engagement. Maintains compliance with federal, state and local payroll tax regulations across a mult-entity, multi-state organization. Fosters collaboration through positive business relationships with associates in all business units, third-party vendors and payroll tax authorities. Works with minimal supervision and is responsible for independently making a broad range of decisions, escalating to senior management when appropriate.

Responsibilities

What you will do :

• Manages full cycle of payroll activities and processes, including biweekly and monthly payroll runs, bonus and commission payments, garnishments, tax reporting, year-end processing and ongoing systematic payroll changes.
• Plans, organizes and directs work of the Payroll functions, ensuring all deadlines and reporting standards are met or exceeded, communicating any issues to senior management in a timely manner.
• Accurately anticipates resources required to support changes in workload. Plans ahead to accommodate such changes without impact to service levels or Enterprise goals and objectives.
• Identifies production problems and collaborates with Information Technology and third-party payroll system provider to remediate in a timely fashion.
• Manages intradepartmental projects and project teams related to Payroll or companywide initiatives for process improvements, increased efficiency or expense reductions. Prepares documentation for communication, instruction and historical purposes. Consults with Manager on effect of projects on departmental processes or systems, ensuring requirements are met and that proper systems and procedures are in place to support processing.
• Stays current with payroll processing trends, ensuring departmental operations and philosophies remain relevant. Monitors payroll tax regulations and industry trends through review of industry publications and online resources, providing recommended actions as necessary to senior management.
• Acts as administrator of payroll system modules, including general ledger interface and maintains department business continuity plan.
• Oversees account reconciliations related to payroll processing, including operating cash account. Works closely with accounting and third-party payroll system provider to resolve outstanding items and out-of-balance situations.
• Prepares annual compensation exhibits for financial statement disclosures, tax reports, annual census report and worker's compensation reports.
• Acts as a liaison with the business units and produces monthly payroll reports for financial purposes. Responds to payroll-related requests and matters.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Provides direction to and development of associates through daily coaching, the administration of the Performance Management Model, and the creation and implementation of development plans. Recruits, hires, trains and develops staff.

Qualifications

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